SCOTUS Works, and Conservative Problems

Evening, March 22, 2017:

Today the Supreme Court of the United States ruled on the Americans With Disabilities Education Act. This ruling is one of the best examples of our justice system when it works as intended. The eight justices were united in the ruling, there was no dissent. They read all the documentation Congress had produced outlining the intent of the law. Then they ruled that, “Students with disabilities must have a meaningful challenge, and the assistance of the school to help them meet it.”

This is remarkable because the court is incomplete with only eight members sitting. The political infighting in Congress has left Justice Scalia’s seat on the bench vacant for over ten months. This has the potential of leaving some cases unresolved if there is a tie vote on the issue. But in this case the justices all agreed, the intent of the law is to ensure that children with a learning disability will be able to grow to the fullest of their potential.

I am proud of the eight old men and women and, one empty seat, who made this ruling. Anyone else have an opinion on SCOTUS?

Morning, March 23, 2017:

I am appalled at the attitude of some of the Congressional Freedom Caucus. This morning NPR news reports that the group is will to sabotage the health care bill if it helps the poor people who need it. Most Republicans are not willing to leave the poor out. But these “statesmen” don’t care. They claim the states should do more to help the people they are willing to cut off. Under the upcoming Federal plans for infrastructure, tax reform, government downsizing, etc., the states will already be hard pressed to accomplish the goals laid down by these programs and their essential state services.

I am not surprised to discover that the leader of the Freedom Caucus is from Texas. Look at that state’s budget over the last two decades and you will see how much this Freedom Caucus is willing to pare the Federal budget. This is a nasty form of government from the party that was formed on the basis of helping the little people. The Tea Party was overtaken and captured by these destructive elements.

Another report on NPR talked about the rising death rate among Middle Aged white men. It seems that despair is the leading cause of death among white men over fifty. According to the radio report, the death rate among this demographic is now higher than the overall death rate among American Black people. I understand that the Freedom Caucus plan goes a long way to exacerbate the despair among all Americans who don’t happen to have a huge bank balance. That is the current position of Conservative politics in Congress. Have you bought your funeral program yet? Save your heirs some grief and invest in the funeral of your choice. It’s coming sooner than you planned it.